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Top 8 Emerging Technologies of 2020
Spatial Computing could be the next big thing Electric Aviation could be closer than you think Low Carbon Cement Can Help Combat Climate Change Quantum Sensors Could Let Autonomous Cars “See” around Corners Green Hydrogen Could Fill Big Gaps in Renewable Energy Whole-Genome Synthesis Will Transform Cell Engineering Replacing humans with digital simulations could make…
Read MoreSee inside the eye of Hurricane Epsilon with these jaw-dropping photos
The record-setting Atlantic hurricane season of 2020 has delivered another major storm in the form of Hurricane Epsilon. The storm’s intensity is now waning, but the daring crew of an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters airplane took a trip into the hurricane’s eye on Wednesday. The views were spectacular. Click here to read the full…
Read MoreThese biological batteries generate renewable energy from the ground
In a park on the Spanish island of Ibiza, a prototype for new renewable energy isn’t a huge spinning turbine or a field of solar panels. Instead, it’s partially hidden underground: a biological battery that is generating energy from the soil itself. Pablo Vidarte, the 24-year-old founder of Bioo, the biotech startup developing the panel,…
Read MoreCompanies Will Spend $50 Billion On Artificial Intelligence This Year With Little To Show For It
Companies are struggling to deliver on AI projects, Khodabandeh says, because they overspend on technology and data scientists, without implementing changes in the business processes that could benefit from AI — a conclusion that echoes a Harvard Business Review report published in June. Take Uber, last month, engineers at the ride-hailing company concluded that its…
Read More5 start-up hubs to watch – beyond Silicon Valley
COVID-19 has upended the world and our global society at a pace and in a manner that are both unprecedented. In this era of uncertainty, start-ups play an ever more important role by bringing to market innovative solutions for tackling the challenges and mitigating the negative impacts caused by the pandemic. These days, however, such…
Read MoreAI-based traffic management gets green light
The new effort is the brainchild (naturally) of a California-based company called NoTraffic. The rollout, which begins today, will take place at a few key intersections in order to improve traffic flow and reduce vehicle and pedestrian delays by taking the system off of a timer-based model and coordinate the lights based on actual demand.…
Read MoreElon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Will Soon Allow Users to Take Charge of Moods and Emotions
The American Tech Company founded by Musk, Neuralink, is working on their current project, the brain-implanted chip, that is capable of controlling a human’s emotion and mood by emitting waves that are beyond the usual or natural frequency and amplitude. The brain chip’s function would move forward from its original innovation of helping people with…
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